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North Dakota: jobs and unemployment
Unemployment, employment and the labor force in North Dakota from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BLS LAUSLatest month: September 2026
Unemployment, September 20262.2%#2 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20252.6%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 2025431.1K+1.5% on a year earlier
Employed, 2025419.7K11,368 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6% | 431,087 | 419,719 | 11,368 | |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 424,634 | 414,385 | 10,249 | |
| 2023 | 2.0% | 418,213 | 409,642 | 8,571 | |
| 2022 | 2.1% | 412,967 | 404,145 | 8,822 | |
| 2021 | 3.1% | 408,434 | 395,745 | 12,689 | |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 409,525 | 389,117 | 20,408 | |
| 2019 | 2.2% | 413,599 | 404,621 | 8,978 | |
| 2018 | 2.4% | 411,772 | 401,921 | 9,851 | |
| 2017 | 2.6% | 414,199 | 403,390 | 10,809 | |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 414,506 | 401,930 | 12,576 | |
| 2015 | 2.8% | 413,292 | 401,886 | 11,406 | |
| 2014 | 2.7% | 411,715 | 400,758 | 10,957 | |
| 2013 | 2.9% | 403,365 | 391,734 | 11,631 | |
| 2012 | 2.9% | 397,625 | 385,940 | 11,685 | |
| 2011 | 3.3% | 389,585 | 376,621 | 12,964 | |
| 2010 | 3.7% | 383,034 | 369,028 | 14,006 | |
| 2009 | 3.9% | 378,415 | 363,635 | 14,780 | |
| 2008 | 3.0% | 378,963 | 367,443 | 11,520 | |
| 2007 | 3.0% | 374,278 | 362,870 | 11,408 | |
| 2006 | 3.1% | 368,737 | 357,207 | 11,530 | |
| 2005 | 3.3% | 361,772 | 349,702 | 12,070 | |
| 2004 | 3.4% | 357,970 | 345,867 | 12,103 | |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 351,046 | 338,917 | 12,129 | |
| 2002 | 3.4% | 345,687 | 333,993 | 11,694 | |
| 2001 | 2.8% | 344,490 | 334,744 | 9,746 | |
| 2000 | 2.9% | 343,710 | 333,691 | 10,019 | |
| 1999 | 3.1% | 343,117 | 332,397 | 10,720 | |
| 1998 | 3.0% | 346,650 | 336,331 | 10,319 | |
| 1997 | 2.9% | 348,060 | 337,924 | 10,136 | |
| 1996 | 3.2% | 346,195 | 335,289 | 10,906 | |
| 1995 | 3.3% | 340,254 | 328,931 | 11,323 | |
| 1994 | 3.7% | 335,987 | 323,560 | 12,427 | |
| 1993 | 4.2% | 322,604 | 308,901 | 13,703 | |
| 1992 | 4.5% | 317,848 | 303,434 | 14,414 | |
| 1991 | 4.3% | 316,397 | 302,639 | 13,758 | |
| 1990 | 4.1% | 315,548 | 302,497 | 13,051 | |
| 1989 | 4.3% | 320,560 | 306,623 | 13,937 | |
| 1988 | 4.7% | 321,793 | 306,817 | 14,976 | |
| 1987 | 5.0% | 322,778 | 306,641 | 16,137 | |
| 1986 | 5.6% | 324,307 | 306,244 | 18,063 | |
| 1985 | 5.5% | 323,163 | 305,355 | 17,808 | |
| 1984 | 5.3% | 318,613 | 301,736 | 16,877 | |
| 1983 | 5.8% | 315,012 | 296,765 | 18,247 | |
| 1982 | 5.5% | 311,120 | 293,925 | 17,195 | |
| 1981 | 4.9% | 307,754 | 292,679 | 15,075 | |
| 1980 | 4.9% | 302,809 | 288,072 | 14,737 | |
| 1979 | 4.1% | 300,003 | 287,587 | 12,416 | |
| 1978 | 4.2% | 294,926 | 282,521 | 12,405 | |
| 1977 | 4.4% | 288,469 | 275,671 | 12,798 | |
| 1976 | 3.8% | 280,260 | 269,603 | 10,657 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.